The Halsey Institute hosts between six and ten exhibitions per year, along with a visiting artist lecture series, film screenings, symposia, and gallery talks. The focus is on the issues and images of contemporary art with an emphasis on works produced by emerging and mid-career artists of national stature. The Halsey Institute also maintains a strong international component, bringing in artists from Italy, Canada, Germany, Japan, China, India, Africa, Russia, and Slovenia, to list a few.
exhibits 
films 
lectures & other 
Spring 2009 Events Calendar
jan
War on Terror: Inside / Out—Photographs by Christopher Sims and Stacy Pearsall juxtaposes the work of two artists: Sims' photographs capture simulated Iraqi and Afghani villages in the US where troops train prior to their overseas deployment; while Pearsall, a military photographer, shows troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts
Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts
feb
Southern Circuit Film Series -The 2007-2008 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation
The filmmaker will be available for Q&A after the screening
A teenage daughter of lesbian mothers, Tru struggles at her new high school as an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an interest in her. This narrative feature film explores the themes of love and acceptance that we all seek.
The 2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation, and is co-sponsored in Charleston by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and the Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston.
Directed by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss
Full Battle Rattle is the story of a real war and a fake town. In California's Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a "virtual Iraq" and populated it with hundreds of Iraqi role-players. Army units spend three weeks inside the simulation before deploying to Iraq. The film follows an Army battalion through the simulation, as they attempt to quell an insurgency and prevent the mock village of Medina Wasl from slipping into civil war. Despite the movie-set contrivances, the stakes and the emotions are real. As reality and fantasy overlap, Full Battle Rattle moves from comic to surreal to poignant.
mar
with Victor Zimet (Producer/Director)
and Stephanie Silber (Producer/Director)
The filmmakers will be available for Q&A after the screening.
Poppa Neutrino is the patriarch of an innovative and creative family of vagabonds. He, his wife Betsy, and their five children travel from New York to Arizona, from Moscow to Mexico, playing Dixieland jazz and forging a unique life on the streets.
The 2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation, and is co-sponsored in Charleston by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and the Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston.
apr
Group Exhibition
Juror: Brian Rutenberg
with Rachel Goslins (Producer/Director)
The filmmaker will be available for Q&A after the screening.
The Crimson Tide's homecoming has a rich history, tied into centuries of privilege, old money and racial exclusivity. This powerful and enlightening documentary follows Jessica Thomas's quest to become Homecoming Queen at the University of Alabama.
The 2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation, and is co-sponsored in Charleston by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and the Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston.
may
Group Exhibition
This group exhibition, curated by Mark Sloan, explores the rich and diverse history of human hair—from its importance in mythology, cultural anthropology, fashion, and folklore, to its metaphorical possibilities. Each artist creates works that are either made of hair, or relate to the subject.
Artists:
Sonya Clark »
Talia Greene »
Ruth Marten »
Athea Murphy-Price »
Loren Schwerd »
